Impact of Cattle Farming on the Environment
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What is the main cause of clearing forests and turning them into pastures?

  • Advancements in technology
  • Rise in vegetarian population
  • Increase in demand for animal products (correct)
  • Expansion of urban areas
  • Which greenhouse gas is NOT emitted by cattle farms according to the text?

  • Ammonia
  • Oxygen (correct)
  • Methane
  • Carbon dioxide
  • How does the increase in consumption of animal products affect the ecosystem?

  • Promotes air quality
  • Causes water pollution (correct)
  • Reduces soil erosion
  • Improves biodiversity
  • What is the consequence of overgrazing on a pasture?

    <p>Conversion to bare soil vulnerable to erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does faecal waste from cattle farming contribute to water pollution?

    <p>It contaminates water sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens when rainfall runoff from pastures enters water bodies?

    <p>It contributes to water pollution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does cattle farming impact topsoil?

    <p>Leads to topsoil loss due to erosion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is climate change?

    <p>A long-term change in temperature and weather patterns of a region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the greenhouse effect?

    <p>The process of trapping heat by greenhouse gases in the atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is the greenhouse effect important for life on Earth?

    <p>It keeps the Earth's surface temperature comfortable for life to exist</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What happens if there is no greenhouse effect on Earth?

    <p>The Earth's surface temperature would become cooler by nearly 33 degrees Celsius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why do scientists believe that Earth's temperature is increasing today?

    <p>Mainly due to human activities impacting the climate</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the greenhouse effect affect the Earth's climate?

    <p>It contributes to global warming by trapping heat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role do greenhouse gases play in the greenhouse effect?

    <p>They contribute to trapping heat from the Sun in the atmosphere</p> Signup and view all the answers

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